Tag: electrocautery

What are High Frequency Surgical Equipment?

What are High Frequency Surgical Equipment? Often ‘Electrocautry” is used to describe Electrosurgery. But , it is not the correct meaning, Electrocautry refers to direct current (DC) (electrons flowing in one direction), whereas Electrosurgery uses alternating current (AC). During Electrocautry current does not enter pateint’s body. Only the heated wire comes into contact with tissue. In Electrosurgery, the patient’s…